Gardaí track stolen beer kegs via car, phone, and CCTV

Five kegs of beer stolen from a premises in Cork City were delivered to a pub in West Cork a little over an hour later, leading to a man being convicted of handling stolen goods.

John O’Donoghue of 24 Fairfield Meadows, Fair Hill, in Cork City had pleaded guilty to the charge after gardaí managed to link the vehicle used in transporting the stolen beer to him and then, using his mobile phone, to the pub where the kegs were delivered.

A sitting of Clonakilty District Court heard that CCTV taken from the bar showed the accused and another man rolling the kegs onto the premises.